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Harrisburg proclaims Art Association’s 100th anniversary; longtime leader to retire
Summary
Council issued a proclamation honoring the Art Association of Harrisburg’s centennial and recognized Carrie Whistler Thomas’s decades of leadership; Travis Dicola represented the association at the meeting.
Harrisburg City Council presented a proclamation recognizing the Art Association of Harrisburg’s 100th anniversary and praised the organization’s role in exhibitions, education and community outreach.
Travis Dicola, board chair of the Art Association of Harrisburg, told council the association operates from the historic Governor Finley mansion, offers free gallery admission seven days a week, serves more than 650 students annually and coordinates dozens of community exhibitions. Dicola noted that Carrie Whistler Thomas, the association’s longtime president and an artist and instructor for more than five decades, will retire later this year and that the group’s centennial programming includes the juried exhibition opening May 29 and a members/teachers/students appreciation night in November.
Council read a proclamation detailing the association’s founding by Gertude Olmstead McCormick and the organization’s mission to bring museum‑quality art to the public; Jared Trudale (city clerk) and President Hill attested the proclamation. Council encouraged the public to attend upcoming events and took a photograph with association leadership.
